GFN.TV Interviews #80 | POLICY CAPTURE | Bloomberg, the WHO, and Suppression of THR
January 29, 2026 by gfn.tv
GFN.TV Interviews #80 | POLICY CAPTURE | Bloomberg, the WHO, and Suppression of THR
Public health often warns about tobacco industry interference—but what happens when tobacco control itself is captured by benevolent donors and non-profit organizations? In this GFN interview, economist Roger Bate explains why the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is uniquely vulnerable to outside influence, how Bloomberg-funded NGOs shape policy agendas upstream, and why this system consistently excludes tobacco harm reduction despite strong evidence.